Post your Lincolns!

first mpl....

 

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When I posted 1915 and 1915-D, I did not have a 1915-S. That has been acquired. (After the original disappeared from its package in the mail, the seller sent me this replacement.)


I also had to leave out 1923-S from post #4269. That too, has now arrived.


The set is complete by my criteria. I don't plan to get a 1909-S VDB or a 1914-D (too pricey), but I have every other year and mint business strike from 1909 to 1991, and all the post-war proofs 1950-2010.

I am fascinated by the subtle color differences between each of the coins in each year. They never seem to be the same.

All these coins are photographed under the same exact setup with no changes. The lighting is the same. The angle of the coins to the lighting is the same. The white balance is nudged identically just a tiny bit to correct the in-camera setting. The post-processing is identical on them all.

On the 1949-S, not even the obverse and reverse are quite the same. Sometimes I wonder if this is due to the rolling out of the planchet, or is it from storing the coin later?

 

1944 Lincoln Cent (PCGS MS66RB). A flashy 1944 with some nice golden toning on the obverse.



I recall reading long ago that some 1944-1946 Lincolns were made with spent WW2 Shell Casings. A bit of history melted right into the coin.

 

1927 Lincoln Cent (PCGS MS64RB). A cool rainbow Lincoln from the roaring twenties. This is a tougher year for eye appeal for some reason.

 

Another find in a bag of wheat cents.

 

Already made a thread about it, but I found this pretty 1909 VDB penny at an estate sale.

 

Nice rainbow colors on this 49S.

 

Production of proof coins was suspended for 1943 through 1949. (What would a proof steel cent be like?) In 1950 they produced 51,386 proof sets. There are reported to be two finishes, supposedly because of having to relearn how to make proofs after 8 years. This proof is part of a set that appears to have been together since it was produced. (The nickel is shown in Post a Toned Coin).

This example has a rich deep color and a liquid-like appearance around the lettering. Long die scratches are evident on the reverse, running under the letters of ONE CENT. Static images are also attached as thumbnails.

(All of these coins are ungraded.)

Proof


Business strikes

 

Proof


Business strikes

 

Nice coins Ron.

 

Thanks! I'll try to post some more photos tomorrow. There's still a week's worth of wheat cents at this pace, then it's on to Memorial reverses.

 

1921S is another recent find. Always nice to find an early S mint.

 

Ooops...

I mentioned that the USPS delivered the package my 1915-S was supposed to be in, except it was ripped open and had no coin.

I tried again, putting a lowball bid on a coin on eBay. Their picture showed a coin with detail, but the image had zero color - none.

Meanwhile, I emailed the seller and they had a second coin they were about to post. We worked it out. I took that one at the same price as the lost one, and they would get their money back from USPS.

Then I also won my lowball bid. Apparently nobody else liked what the photo looked like. The second one showed up today.

Now I'm a little over my budget. But they're both so darned nice.

Which would you keep? Both raw, and my photos. I have included animations below if you want to see them moving. Coin A does have cartwheel luster but it is so shiny I could not capture it well.

Coin #1, the replacement?


Or Coin A, the accident? (I don't see any lines on it in-hand.)


(Total cost = $300, so maybe I can keep both...)

#1


#A

 

I like both. Congratulations.

 

2017 P with shrimp strike thru

 

both are very nice coins...i prefer coin A. However, there does appear to be a dig below liberty.